Chocolate Peanut Toffee
A decadent homemade toffee combining buttery caramel, crunchy peanuts, and rich dark chocolate. This classic candy creates the perfect balance of sweet, salty, and chocolatey flavors.
Ingredients
- •4 sticks unsalted butter
- •2 cups sugar
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •4 cups whole cocktail peanuts
- •1 cup chopped cocktail peanuts
- •7½ ounces bittersweet chocolate
- •1 piece baking pan
- •1 piece candy thermometer
- •1 piece metal offset spatula
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Butter baking pan and put on a heatproof surface.
2 min
- 2.
Bring butter, sugar, and salt to a boil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat, whisking until smooth, then boil, stirring occasionally, until mixture is deep golden and registers 300°F (hard-crack stage) on thermometer, 15 to 20 minutes.
20 min
- 3.
Immediately stir in whole peanuts, then carefully pour hot toffee into center of baking pan. Spread with spatula, smoothing top, and let stand 1 minute, then immediately sprinkle chocolate on top. Let stand until chocolate is melted, 4 to 5 minutes, then spread over toffee with cleaned spatula. Sprinkle evenly with chopped peanuts, then freeze until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes. Break into pieces.
40 min
